Annual Award for Excellence In Mentoring
Mentoring is the foundation for the development of the next generation of scientists and health professionals. The Annual Award for Excellence in Mentoring has been designed to recognize outstanding performance in the mentoring of students in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
Clinical mentoring is more than knowledge-sharing and more active than role-modeling. It includes provision of support, encouragement, challenge and assistance in goal-setting and self-evaluation. It is a distinct form of education and more often a "personal" professional relationship. Mentoring may include support in relation to clinical research and quality improvement.